North Korea's Illegal Weapons Pipeline Flows On

By

Jay Solomon in Washington,

Yuka Hayashi in Tokyo and

Colum Murphy in Shanghai

Updated Nov. 29, 2012 5:20 a.m. ET

Illegal shipments of missile technology and weapons from North Korea have flowed unabated under the leadership of Kim Jong Eun, dashing Western hopes that Pyongyang's new leader might moderate his country's aggressive proliferation activities.

Ships or planes bound for Myanmar and Syria and loaded with weapons-related equipment originating in North Korea have been diverted or blocked in recent months, U.S., Asian and Arab officials...